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for instance: “What will matter is not educational, and other differences. It’s the
what you bought but what you built, not emotional quotient that ultimately brings
what you got but what you gave, not what people closer to Mahindra.
you learnt but what you taught, not your
success but your significance, not your 17. Sanjiv Goenka, 63, Industrialist
talent but your character. Choose to live a The RPSG Group
life that matters.” And that’s exactly what headed by Kolkata-
he does - During the pandemic lockdown, based businessman
he commissioned a giant mural for his Sanjiv Goenka used
corporate headquarters, which he calls a to be dependent on
“Wall of Gratitude,” as a tribute to India’s the power sector
frontline workers. which contributed
to 80% of the
16. Anand Mahindra, 67, Industrialist company’s revenues. Today, CESC has
A December 2022 been restructured into four separate
Forbes article calls companies.
Mahindra – a rebel, Other assets include supermarket chain
leader and master of Spencer’s and snacks brand Too Yumm!,
change. Veritably, which son Shashwat looks after. Goenka
that he is all these owns a majority stake in football team ATK
qualities, which and has the franchise for Indian Premier
blend seamlessly League cricket team Lucknow Super Giant
with a high EQ makes Anand Mahindra an In recent times he has hinted on launching
essentially powerful man. a new product line. We can follow that
It’s not so much that he is Chairman story this year. He is quoted in The
of the Mahindra Group that spans 22 Economic Times as saying, “The way I
industries and under his leadership over see it, my business can be defined into
three decades, the conglomerate has scaled two categories: one was what I inherited
a phenomenal transition in the next level and the other is what I have done with the
of growth – but more - it is because despite inheritance.” Indeed.
enormous wealth and legacy, he had the
vision and humility to let super qualified 18. Cyrus Poonawalla, 82, Industrialist
professionals lend their skill to the Group. Cyrus S. Poonawalla
Mahindra is unapologetically authentic, is chairman and
grounded, vulnerable and open to his managing director
emotions. of the Cyrus
Part of the group of influential voices in Poonawalla Group,
India who have taken up microblogging which includes the
(Twitter essentially) as their compelling Serum Institute of
tool to communicate, he too has a large India, the largest
number of fans whom he inspires. People vaccine manufacturer in the world and
love stories where they can relate to Poonawalla Fincorp, an emerging leader in
someone, despite generational, financial, the financial space in India.
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